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MAN KILLED BY
SANTA FE TRAIN
PIGHT STRIKES DRIVER OF
LIGHT RIG
Hurla Horse and Man Fifteen Feet,
and I* Cause of Instant Death
to Both — Trainmen Know
Not of Catastrophe
Pasadena Agency.
7 North Raymond Avemi".
Phones: Sunset ISO 7. Home 2124.
PASADKNA. March IT. — Hurled
twenty feet through tlio air hy a
■oathbound Santa r fr< Ighl train, a
man, n. horsi> and buggy wi
evening strewn :ilonj; tli>- Santa IV
rlg-ht of way south of Bellevlew drive.
Thn nmn wai Instantly killed. The
horse was manglfc! and must have died
instantly. The rIR is n heap <>( kind
ling wood and is splintered beyond re
pair. The accident happened at the
Santa Fe Intersection of Bellevlew
drive. Jesus Coranado, for fifteen or
twenty years a pr Merit of
Lamanda Park, wan tl)'- victim.
Coronado was driving homeward
■when he wns struck by the flying
locomotive. The trash must have In
stantly performed its function of
death as the corpse bore a deep
jagged wound In the skull over the
left eye and penetrating the brain.
The train struck tho outfit between
the horse and wagon In a manner simi
lar to that in which a passenger loco
motive on the Santa Fe recently struck
the dead wagon owned by Reynolds &
Van Nuys. The buggy was thrown to
the west of the track, the horse was
found on the east side of the track
and the body was picked up among the
ruins of the vehicle. The entire wreck
age was found twenty feet south of
the crossing.
The train continued on its way after
the accident had happened. It was
thought that the trainmen did not see
the accident. The body of the victim
■was taken to the undertaking parlors
of Adams, Turner & Stevens Co.,
•where an inquest will be held over the
remains tomorrow. The dead man
leaves a widow and a large family of
children. He was 57 years of age.
Constable Newel has charge of the
case.
ACCIDENT VICTIM TO
RECOVER HIS HEALTH
Speeia? to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 17.—Nine-year
old Clarence Hinshaw, who was struck,
and sustained serious injuries as a re
sult, by a Pacific Electric car yester
day afternoon, will recover from his
injuries without serious effects upon
his health. Today, though suffering
from internal injuries, he appeared
quite rested and told his story of how
the accident happened.
He was riding south on Fair Oaks,
•when he heard a bell clanging behind
him and wondered at the noise. Ac
cording to his conception of the com
pany rulings there should be no car
following him on that track. He again
heard the gong, and finally as it drew
closer he swerved to clear the track by
turning to the left instead of the right,
placing him directly in the path of tho
car. The lad changed his course when
the car was within one car length of
him, and the turn was timed so that
the car struck the wheel, smashed It
and hurled the rider at least fifteen
feet. Internal Injuries and a gash over
the eye constituted the extent of the
injuries.
The motorman stated that, he thought
the lad would leave tho tracks on the
right side and at the right moment, as
the lads of this city havo a habit of
doing when riding along In tho lead of
a car. When he saw the lad turn
"wrong it was too late check tho
speed of the car.
ST. PATRICK'S COLORS
POPULAR IN VENICE
Special to The Herald.
VENICE, March 17.— The wearing of
the green was strictly the proper caper
with the crowd of about 10,000 per
sons that spent tho day in this section.
Shamrocks, ribbons, nags and artistical
ly dyed carnations wore largely in evi
dence and everybody joined in the good
humor and prankishncss that the color
effect fostered. From tho viewpoint of
the merchants the day waj the best
that this resort has soon this year, the
proprietors of restaurants and refresh
ment stands In particular being among
the Jubilant ones.
At the dancing pavilion the floor was
crowded to its capacity at both the
afternoon and evening sessions, the
attendance being the largest of any
Sunday In recent months. Surf bath-
Ing proved the choice of a number of
the visiting- pleasure seekers, who
amused a large audience throughout
the afternoon by their antics In the
water and along the beach. At Ocean
Park the crowd showed a decided
preference for band music to other
forms of enjoyment, and nt hoth con
certs a crowd that taxed tho space
of the plaza was in attendance.
NEGRO WOMAN HAS
MYSTERIOUS DEMISE
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 17.— Kcllth Dow
ney, colored, was found dead In her
bed this morning. Heart disease is sup
posed to be responsible for the demise.
An inQuest, however, will be held to
determine the exact cans,- of death, the
Inquest taking place at the parlors of
Ives & Warren at 10 o'clock tomorrow
The woman was a servant In the
family of R. H. Miller of 245 Arcadia
Members of the faintly do not
believe th< re is any grounds for foul
play, nor do the friends and clo
' ihe dead w oman 1 1 1 rlbute hir
I off to anything else than
natural i ses in tho shape of heart
able Austin has the case In
FALL ON SOD PUTS LAD
OUT OF COMMISSION
Special to The Herald
HKNA, March 17. While chas
trains of the music
nd a I Its
noon in < 'en(
. r Loudi i milk slipped on
,sh and fell, dislocating his left
The lad tried to struggle
, Her lli. fall He wus huM
in of tin- dislocated
ut. Dr. Newcumb dressed
Everything you want you will find la
the ■ clarified pace— a modern •ncyclo.
nedla. .On* cent * word.
PASADENA NEWS STORIES
BOILED FOR THE BUSY
Sporlnl tn Tli# TWnid
PASADENA, March 17.— Nearly a
hundred thousand dollars Is represent
ed In the amount of building started
the past week. This puts the record
over $60,000 ahead of the name week
last year and makes it the largest
week so far as buildings started Is con
cerned Of the year.
James ii Mabury, the man who sot
the contest record for a hundred yards
at 9 4-5 second*, la In Pasadena trying
to recover from the exertions of his
more athletic days. Mabury la an ex
ample of the man who trained steadily
for years for athletic contests and now
has gone stale.
F . H. Ryerson of North Marengo
avenue Is minus i white horse with a
clipped mane, and he Is very much
of the opinion that the animal was
stolen, and Constable Austin has the
ceasec case In charge.
Postmaster Wood lias received no
official notice that the two extra clerks
reported by the Associated Press dis
patches as about to be allotted to Pas
adena have really been so apportioned.
However, he has received word of one
extra and hopes for two.
Professor 3. P. Chamberlain of the
atate normal ichool will lecture be
fore the men'i club of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church Tuesday even
ing. Thp lecture will be given In tho
Church Itself nnd tho subject of the
evening will be the Tosemlte, itereop
tlcon views will b< used to Illustrate
the address.
it is reported that Lowney, the fa
mous Hoston confectioner, hai pur
chased the handsome DOUM of Thnd
i, owe on oarfloiii avenue, tt is aaid
that the prlee paid was 115,000 and that
Mr. Lowney and his family will here
after make this section tholr winter
home. The land reported sold com
prises nbnut two and a half acres, with
a handsome residence upon It.
BANQUET FOR ODD FELLOWS
Los Angeles Brothers Guests of Pasa-
dena Lodge to the Number
of Four Hundred
Special to Tho Herald
PASADENA, March 17.— Odd Fellows
to the number of about 400 of Pnsadena
and Los Angeles joined in a general
good time and banquet last evening,
the Pasadena lodge, acting as host.
The Los Angeles lodge came over on a
special Southern Pacific train with
band and regalia.
Met at the Espee depot in Pasadenn,
the Joint lodges paraded to Odd Fel
lows' hall, which was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion. First the vis
itors were taken to the banquet hall,
where seats were set for 400, and after
tho banquet the members adjourned to
the larger Woodman hall on the floor
below, and there a varied entertain
ment was put on for the benefit of all.
The banquet itself was tastefully
served by the Rebekahs and the ban
quet room presented a pretty sight
with its extensive decorations of smilax
and flowers. Half a thousand dollars
were expended by the. Pasadena lodge
on the entertainment, and the event
was one of the most successful in the
history of the local order.
PASTOR FORMALLY RECEIVES
YOUNG LADIES' SODALITY
Congregations that taxed the capacity
of the Holy Cross church attended the
services of the mission being held in
the parish yesterday. Last evening tho
Young Ladies' sodality of the parish
wos formally received by the pastor,
Rev. T. F. Fahey. Miss C'ashem is
president of the sodality, Miss Abbie
Mullin vice president. Miss Esther K.
O'Neill secretary. Miss Oswald treas
urer and Misses Knooper, Bradford
and Mullin program committee.
Following the reception Rev. Patrick
McLaughlin preached the sermon on
"The Blessed Virgin." The mission will
close today with the communion mass
at 8 o'clock and the closing exercises
with sermon by Father McLaughlin.
The decorations yesterday were elab
orate, a floral shrine being erected be
fore the statue of the virgin. A special
musical program was rendered.
OLD MAN THROWN OUT
AS HORSE TAKES FRIGHT
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 17.— Yesterday
afternoon a horse with the remains of
a vehicle attached ran into the yard
of a ranch house in the Sunny Slope
district. The ranch people at once
recognized the animal as belonging to
Josiah Utterback of Pasadena, and
proceeded to go back over its trail to
see what had happened to Its driver.
Mr. Utterback. a man aged 75 years,
was found in an unconscious condition
beside the road, and his son-in-law,
Policeman Wallace Copping of the Pas
adena force, was summoned. Mr. Ut
terback was at once taken to his home
in Pasadena, where Dr. A. D. S. Me-
Coy said that he believes the old man
will pull through, though his advanced
age is against him.
Just what happened and how tho
horse came to run away has not yet
been explained.
MAN'S THROAT NEARLY
CUT BY BIG SPLINTER
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA. March 17.— While opa
ratlripr a circular saw yesterday a great
splinter dew off and nearly cut tho
throat of Edward Martin of 752 Hull
atl t. As it was, the splinter struck
the man's chin and made a great gash
several Inchea In length. Had It struck
an inch lower It would probably have
ended his life.
Another splinter which flew from the
block at the same time struck the fore
finger of his left hand and inlileted a
frlKhtful cut which had to be Sewed up.
The accident took place in the plant
of the Pacific Piano Manufacturing
company.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM SANTA MONICA
Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA. March 17.— Under
the auspices Of the Women's club I'rof.
liuumgardt, the noted ('huutauitua lec
turer, will deliver a lecture on
Hta" at Columbia hall tOmOITOW after
noon. The olub lias made arrange
meats for a large number uf i
gelee, Pasadena and Hollywood club
women who win be its guests.
H. M. Moliiell lias been appointed
school census marshal for this district
and will begin his duties by COmplet
Ing arrangement! for the taking of
the enumeration at once. The actual
taking of Hi. OMUUa "HI lie done bo-
Lprll 15 and May 1.
Ocean Steamship Movements
By Aasuriaicd Pi Ml
PLYMOUTH, Mar.h IT. Arrived: Kals
fork for
Btruria, New
l IJOVER-Satled: Steamer Zealand, New
York.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNTNG, MARCH IR. 100?.
HORSE SHOW MEN
ELECT OFFICERS
OLD OFFICIALS ARE AGAIN
SELECTED
Banquet at Hotel Wentworth Marked
by Attendance of Half a Hun.
dred Men of Massive
Fortune*
Special tn The Tlrrnln.
PASADENA, March 17.— Half a hun
dred men of prominence gathered at
the Hotel Went worth Saturday even
ing, the occasion being the annual
business meeting and banquet of the
Southern California Horse Show asso
ciation of Pasadena. It was a gala
night and many of the men present
were foremost In the Inner social cir
cles of the country.
Among thosp who took pnrt In tho
affair were: Pon.intnln, Tilossom, John
S. Crnvons, Colonel W. J. Hogan. A. K.
Macombnr, B. it Qronendyke, h. t.
Smart. H. H. Sinrlalro, H. L. Thomp
son. John Lambert. R J. Pylo, F. C.
Holt, John Earle Jardlne. B. 1.. Bland,
jr., Ocorgo Ade. D. M. Llnnnrri. John
B. Miller. R O. Kendall. Colin Stownrt.
F. O. Hogan. C. D. Cnllery, Churchill
Harvey-Elder. Frort E. Wlleox. J. 8.
Tanner. E. D. Neff. B, S. HcKoc, F.
IT. Blxhy, George C. Flint, Frank V.
Rldor. C. K. Douglas, John S. Mott,
B. Eckenbrecher, Fred K. Rule, it.
Shlandenan, H. S. Hundrene, N. W.
Cell and. Thfiddous Lowe.
The election of officers resulted In
retaining the old board of directors
and entire old officiary. There was
little dono at the business session save
the Indorsement of the old officials to
continue for the ensuing year.
There were many jolly speeches
made during the banquet, and nmong
the speakers was Colonel Hogan, the
founder of the horse show associa
tion. He wns nothing If not optimistic.
No allusion was made to the next
year's horse show. Tho proposition to
combine with Los Angeles and hold
tho show next year in the Angel city
will probably come up in the first
meeting of the board of directors, to
bo called soon by President Fred E.
Wilcox.
The banquet room was beautifully
decorated for this, the first formal
banquet to be served by the handsome
new hotel. General Wentworth had
dono his best to make tho scene at
tractive, and it went almost without
saying that he had succeeded.
Beautiful flowers served to set off the
attractive apartment, and a charming
place card marked the space allotted
to each guest of the evening. The
menu itself was one of the best ever
served in Pasadena, and beautiful
music by the Hotel Wentworth or
chestra served to round out an un
usually complete evening.
WOMEN GO EAST TO
CONSULT ROCKEFELLER
Special to The Herald.
VENICE, March 17.— Grubstaked by
Abbot Kinney with $1000 in gold coin
and the promise of more if It is need
ed, Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. M. M. Merry,
representing the Venice chamber of
commerce, will leave here tomorrow
morning going direct to New York,
where they will begin steps to secure
an audience with John D. Rockefeller,
before whom it is their mission to pre
sent the desire of the trade organiza
tion that he set aside an appropriation
of approximately $300,000 to be used in
the establishment of a polytechnic
college here. Should the envoys be un
able to "show" Rockefeller, they will
endeavor to present their case to some
other eastern multlmillionarie philan
thropist Whose tendency Is to aid edu
cational objects.
The names of Carnegie, Schwab,
Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Helen M.
Gould have been jotted down with oth
ers in a little memorandum book car
ried by the women, although they
claim to be absolutely satisfied that
they will not have to solicit any furth
er after they get through with the oil
king. When asked today if she had
any prejudice against Rocky's tainted
wealth Mrs. Kinney laughingly replied:
"Bah! We haven't time to think
about taint. Walt until the school is
built, then we'll have a chance to dis
cuss the question, but really, we're too
busy now."
A site of ten acres of ground worth
about $15,000 has been donated for the
proposed college by David Evans, ex
president of the Bank of Venice.
MUST PAY ADMISSION
TO HEAR BAND PLAY
Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, March 17.—"Yester
day afternoon we took in $3. The two
men at the ticket window and at the
door cost me $2. G0, and I had 50 cents
left to apply on the bandmen's sal
aries."
This was one of the instances men
tioned this afternoon by Marco Yes-
Bella, manager and leader of the Royal
Italian band, in explaining his an
nouncement that hereafter there would
be no free seats at the auditorium.
To the present the rear portion of
the hall has been thrown open to the
public free of charge. From now on
a 6-cent fee for admittance to this part
of the house will obtain.
PASADENA MILLIONAIRE
GIVES Y. M. C. A. $10,000
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 17.— C. B. Sco
vllle, the Pasadena millionaire who has
given Ml) liberally lately to religious or-
Kanizatlons, started the ball of sub
script ion for the Y. M. C. A. building
rolling with $10,000. Mr. Scovllle's only
condition Is that a total of $100,000 shall
be raised for tho structure.
Tin directors of tho association al
ready have a handsome lot on Marengo
avenue and some money ahead, so that
they now have a very good start. It
is expected that throe or four mo:e
wealthy men will give similar amounts
to that offered by Mr. Seovllle.
MUST SERVE SIX MONTHS
FOR ASSAULTING OFFICER
.<!,,. i.ii to Tin' Herald
LONG BBACH, March 17. -John Orr
Was found guilty of resisting and as
saulting an officer by a jury In Id -
corder Hart's oourl i nd was
sentenced to six months In the county
Jail. On had no attorney. He
knocked Officer Caaon down in the
Mission binokt* house last Saturday
night, rendering him unconscious by
a blow of his list. The jury was out
ten minutes. Orr asked that he be
sentenced! at
Everything ■ you want ■ you will And In
tlia classified page. One vent a word.
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The fftraM.
LONG BBACH, March it. I t,
Lent, chairman of the council commit
tee oil public works, Is m-ffotlntlnß with
the city official* of Riverside for three
additional street sprinklers.
The following physicians nnd aur-
I' m. 111. led :lt tli.
Beach hospital Friday ni*ht by the
directors or Mm Hnspitni aaaoclatlon
it. ii. Bates, s E, Ball F t>. Bishop
David R, Bell, B. M. freeman, .r M
Holden. IT. r,. Bcudder, Frnnk Wood,
A. C, Seller?, Bernard Bhelton, B, w,
Sihewlei- ninl F. L. rioters.
Engineers In the employ of the
Southern Pacific company ■■■■
wort today laying out the pmk which
will surround the nni depot it Second
'11,1 Pacific avenue This will
DC one of Mm city's lienuty IpOtS,
DOUBTS WISDOM
OF RESOLUTIONS
BURDETTE SEES ADVANTAGE
IN SEGREGATION
But Few Members of Temple Baptist
Congregation Vote to Close Cribs,
Though Prohibition Union
Favors It
The Los Angeles church federation,
which is attempting to keep tho crib
district closed, received a severe Jolt
at the Temple Baptist church yester
day morning, when Dr. Robert J.
Burdette came out openly In favor of
segregating tho "moral lepers" In the
lower part of the city.
The stand was taken following the
reading of a set of resolutions from
tho church federation calling upon the
city officials to rigidly enforce the
present laws against the crlba. A copy
of those resolutions had been sent to
every church of the federation yester
day morning with the request that the
congregation approve of them and send
a signed petition to that effect to May
or Harper. At the Temple church, at
least, the plan faded away into thin
air. Of an audience of almost 2500
scarcely a hundred voted at all, and
of these a score were opposed to the
resolutions.
The Resolutions
The resolutions drawn up by the fed
eration are as follows:
"Whereas, the daily press has In
formed us that the crib district Is to
be reopened and the statement has
been confirmed by trustworthy investi
gation: and
"Whereas, to permit the reopening
of this moral plague spot would Jeop
ardize the purity and chastity of our
sons nnd daughters and destroy their
Integrity and character; and
"Whereas, to permit the reopening of
said district after having once driven
It out of existence would be to adver
tise to the world our moral decadence
as well as our Inability to cope with
the powers of Iniquity; and
"Whereas, for our mayor and city
officials to fall to exhaust every au
thority within their power to suppress
this crime would be to fail to measure
up to the duty of their oaths of of
fice; therefore, be it
"Resolved, that this church and con
gregation hereby express its most em
phatic protest against the reopening of
the crib district; and be it further »
"Resolved, that we demand that tho
mayor and police authorities shall Im
mediately notify all owners, lessees and
occupants of all premises used for Im
moral purposes that the law now upon
the statute books will be rigidly and
impartially enforced by them."
Only Scatters Women
A pause followed the reading of tho
resolutions and before Dr. Burdetto put
the question before his congregation for
the vote said:
"I cannot bring this subject up before
my people without being honest with
myself and them. This Is a problem
that has vexed civilization for thou
sands of years, and it seems will con
tinue* to bother us. We closed these
places where all these fallen women
were segregated several years ago, and
It has been a question in my mind ever
since as to whether wo pursued tho
wisest course. "When we drovo them
out of their haunts I have never been
satisfied that they all became pure,
sweet women and settled down In life,
nor am I satisfied that they all left
this city for other towns. I fear very
much that by far the greater number
stayed here and scattered around in
the various rooming houses and hotels.
"It is a question In my mind as to
whether scattering an evil destroys it.
I sometimes wonder whether to have a
place watched by the polire who know
every man that goes in Isn't perhaps
a bettor thing than scattering them in
the residence districts.
What Police Think
"In my talk with the pollen and plain
clothes men their testimony proves that
when we closed the red-light district
before tho women scattered to the ho
tels, rooming houses and lodging
places, and Instead of a little area that
could be watched easily they are now
all over the city.
"I did not want to bring: this resolu
tion before you without expressing my
frank opinion of It. The resolution Is
against segregating thlw evil in one lit
tle tiny spot of this great city, under
strict police surveillance and under
conditions that would bo Infinitely bet
ter for tho city than the present way,
with these women even In the most
fashionable residence districts."
Although the vote that followed
showed a majority of those voting In
favor of tho. resolutions a protest came
from tho audience against putting 8500
people on record as being In favor of
what scarcely two per cent approved.
At Prohibition Union
At a meeting of the Prohibition union
In Symphony hall yesterday afternoon
the assemblage adopted tho resolutions
with wild enthusiasm. The union had
appointed a committee to Investigate
the rumored opening of the orll
at the meeting yesterday after) n
Fred F. Wheeler, the chairman, report
ed] on what the committee had don,' n,
said that they had gone to Mayor Har
per and lie had received them cour
teously and had listened to their ar
guments attentively. Bxtracta from
the dally press to the effect that Mayor
Harper and the police commission had
refused to give permission to reopen
the cribs were also read.
•Your committee." said the chair
man, "vlalUd the Tenderloin last nlghl
and found that while the crib district
wa« not open, dinreputa lile lioum-s wire
doing business without ]■ t or hln
and were being vlaUl
mis of young nun and boys.
Thin Is clearly a violation or thi
Wiley J. Phillips, editor of the Cali
fornia Voice, who led the crusade
against the cribs two years ago is one
of the active members against the re
opening of the crib district.
A Cigar Wrapper Often
Covers a Multitude of Sins
You know quite well that there are many cigars sold
for five cents that are very poor quality. They are sold
on appearance. A fine appearing wrapper, a handsome
gold band or a pretty box-lid may cover a multitude of
sins, but it is the filler, the inside of a cigar, that deter-
mines its smoking quality.
Modern manufacture exemplified in the American
Cigar Company's products has grown way above this un-
fortunate method of doing business and assures a cigar
that is honest all through.
The "Triangle A merit mark on a box of cigars
means that every sprig of leaf in every cigar in the box
was graded especially by experts for that one brand, two
years before it was made ; that during this time the leaf *
has mellowed in great, clean warehouses in a perfect tem-
perature till all its finest qualities are brought to a point
of perfection.
These are some of the reasons why "Triangle A"
cigars smoke with the fine mellow flavor that you thought
was only to be found in expensive brands ; why every
"Triangle A" cigar has an even flavor and aroma from
• end to end; why every cigar of each "Triangle A" brand
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Look for the "A" (Triangle A) when you buy cigars.
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You'll never nnd a better brand to make the test with than
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and in perfect smoking condition until the box is opened.
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Manufacturer /^\
BISHOP PREACHES
ON ST. PATRICK
TELLS OF GREAT WORK DONE
BY TEACHER
Revlowa Persecutions That Have Been
Visited on Ireland for Her
Faith aa Taught by
Saint
"Tho wearing of the groen" was the
order yoeterday, and many a bit of tho
color of tho Emerald Isle wae dis
played. Tho story of St. Patrick was
told In many churches and the life
and history of tho patron saint of Iro
land was tho topic of an eloquent ser
mon by Bishop Conaty last night at
the Cathedral of St. Vlblana. Rev. B.
C. Corey, pastor of the Vincent Meth
odist church, also preached on St. Pat
rick.
At St. Patrick's church the day was
observed with a sacred musical pro
gram in the new church. Rev. Francis
J. Conaty preached at the vesper ser
vice in the chapel, after which the con
gregation assembled in the new church,
yet uncompleted, for tho first time.
Influences All Nations
Bishop Conaty said:
"On St. Patrick's day we are face
to face with an event and a character,
but an event and a character wholly
religions, which have had their Influ
ence not upon one nation, but upon all
the nations. The event Is the religious
change of Ireland from an intellectual
paganism to the very highest form of
perfect Christianity; the character is
St. Patrick, the preacher of the gospel
of Christ, an apostle sent to the Irish
by the great Pontiff Celestine, who
ruled the Catholic church as the vicar
of Christ and the pope of Rome. St.
Patrick was the providential agent by
whom Ireland became Christian and
through whom tho spirit of the apostle
was given to the Irish race, whose chil
dren during the last fifteen hundred
years have borne the banner of the
cross and preached its gospel to all tho
nations of the earth.
"The story of St. Patrick's life and
work Is well known; his birth of noble
parents, his Christian training, his cap
ture by pirates at 16 years of age and
his six years as herdsman for the
chieftain of Antrim In the north of
lreland; his escape and recapture, his
final escape to France and his dream of
a mission to the Irish, whose voices
he heard calling him to come and
preach to them. All of these are inci
dents In that early life of this provi
dential man. His religious training
was received at the hands of saintly
religious, among whom St. Martin of
Tours was prominent, and kneeling at
the feet of Pope Celesttne In 432 he
was clothed with the authority of the
divine commission which bade him go
to the Irish and preach the gospel. The
crook and staff of the slave shepherd
was changed into the crook and staff
of the apostle of Christ, and he went
to Ireland to care for the flocks of
the Heavenly Master. Sixty years were
spent by St. Patrick In his apostolate
among the Irish, and at Its close he
saw an entire nation which had aban
doned Ita Idols and embraced Chris
tianity. The altars of the living God
replaced the altars or the Druldto sac
rifice. Monasteries and schools covered
tho land and the light of faith was
enkindled in their homes.
Civilization Was Advanced
"This result in tho lifetime of one
man convinces us of the advanced con
dition of the civilization of pagan Ire
land when St. Patrick entered upon
his missionary -work. That he should
have left an Island of saints and schol
ars advanced In the learning and lit
erature of Christianity Is an evldenco
that the foundations upon which he
built were foundations which evinced a
moral and intellectual condition of the
people whose apostle he became. Like
Abraham, he left his home and kindred
to become the father of a nation given
to him by God; like Moses, he was sent
to lead a people out of the captivity of
error and idolatry into the promised
land of truth and faith. To his credit
and to the credit of the Irish be It
said that the entire race was convert
ed without the shedding of a drop of
martyr blood, but the preserving and
conserving of the religion which he
taught has been the occasion in the
centuries that followed for a martyr
dom which has not been equaled in the
history of any civilized people.
"St. Patrick's day brings us face to
face with the Christian history of our
people, who as a result of the gospel
became a great force in the educa
tional work of Christianity. From the
sixth to the tenth century Ireland was
the home of scholarship, not only the
scholarship of the Christian life, but
also the scholarship of profane learn
ing. Her cloister schools were the
most celebrated In all the west and
from all parts of the continent students
nocked to receive their learning at the
hands of the Irish monks and nuns.
Modern scholarship is paying Its trib
ute to the work of the Irish monastic
schools in which the torch of learning
was never extinguished and out of
which came an army of saints and
scholars who at home and abroad
stood for the highest Christian life.
The monks went forth to teach at the
courts of kings, to evangelize the na
tions, to establish schools sind universi
ties. Columcflle at lona in Scotland,
Columbanus and Kobblo In Italy, are
typical of the zeal anil devotion of tho
Irish monks, who, formed In the
schools of Clonmacnolse and Clonfert
and Bangor, went through Europe
bearing the blessings of tho cross and
of knowledge to all peoples with whom
they camo in contact.
Persecution of Ireland
"The Danes were tilled with hatred
for the Christian name and wreaked
vengeance upon many of the monas
teries. They were succeeded In later
years by the greed and hate of the
Norman and the English, who, even In
their Catholic character, were hostile
to everything Irish. The reformation
brought to the English a hatred for
the religion of the Irish which, added
to their national hatred, brought the
penal laws which form the most In
iquitous page in the history of any
civilized country. Like the monks who
had Bone abroad from the Irish mon
asteries to teach Europe the gospel
of Christ ami the letters of polite
learning, the Irish soldiers In the
Cromwelllan days were scattered over
Europe, entering the Catholic ajrmlea
and lighting the battle of the church
against the reformers. The last cen
tury brought to the Irish the cruel re
sults of Iniquitous land laws and com
mercial hatred and forced into exile
some of the best blood of Ireland. The
atory of the famine, the coercion laws,
and the forced emigration is but anoth
er page in the history of Ireland'! per
secution for her faith. This last act
has had the result of scattering the
lrish all over the world, particularly
ii this western continent, to which they
have brought their religion, the relig
ion of Christ as taught to their fath
ers by St. Patrick. Through 1600 years,
in glory and in defeat, In sunshine and
in darkness, amidst the bitterest of
persecution*, there bas been a race
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fidelity to the cross and the shamrock
which has not its equal in the national
life of f.ny other people. God gave to
our fathers the gift of faith and our
greatest pride is in the fact that our
fathers have sacredly and Jealously
guarded the gift.
Honor St. Patrick
"We are Christians today and Cath
olics, and we honor the name of St.
Patrick and the Roman pontiff who
commissioned him to preach to our
fathers. We worship the same God,
we adore the same Christ, we partici
pate In the tame sacraments, we recog
nize the same authority, we hold un
tarnished and unbroken the same sa
cred deposit of faith, and for this we
are grateful to God, and under God to
St. Patrick, the apostle by whom faith
came to our fathers and to us.
"We have a duty to perform, and
that Is to be true to St. Patrick and
his teachings, true to our faith, true
to the God whom our fathers learned
to love, and true to the cross for which
our people were persecuted and for
which thousands of them have died.
"We love the native land from which
we sprang, the native land, if not our
own that of our fathers, and we pray
God today to bless it with a renewed
strength of loyalty to the church and
loyalty to the best interests of the
freedom of the people. We never can
be sufficiently grateful to God for the
privilege of holy faith, and we have
reason to be proud of the inheritance
of our fathers, the land of faith and of
courage in its practice, the one land in
all the world that has never turned Its
back upon the altar of Christ nor
faltered in the fulfillment of its duty
to God and to. the holy church founded
in the blood of his divine Son."
LONG BEACH TO HAVE
AUTO TRANSPORTATION
LONG BEACH, March 17.— P. S.
Armstrong, R. L. Snodgrass, E. J.
Brady and J. J. Drlscoll are named as
directors in incorporation papers Just
issued to the Southern California
Touring company, whlc;- will operate
automobiles on regular schedules
throughout those parts of town not
touchod by street car lines, charging a
5-cent fare. The first auto run will
be out Pine avenue to Seventh street
and east on Seventh to the city limits.
It Is thought a trip can be made every
hour.
The lncorporators say that later they
will make regular runs between this
city and Los Angeles, carrying pas
sengers, and that at some future thno
will establish what will be known a«
tho Southern California Automobile
Kite-Shaped Route, taking in not only
Los Angeles, but Pasadena, Pomona,
San Bernardino, Redlands, Rivcrsidu
and Santa Ana.
Large, Inclosed auto cars will bo
used. The first car will soon be ready
for service.
San Francisco Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.— Arrived:
Steamer iionltu. San Pedro.
.Sailed Steamers Santa Rosa, San
Dleao: Centralls, Ban Pedro! Bfandalay,
fan IV,ln»; Itimmike. Han IV.IIo.
CARBON BRIQUETS
Prompt deliveries of this pop-
ular fuel are now being made.
Telephoue llromlwny MM or Kaouo
Los Angeles Gas and Electric Co.
DID it EVER OCCUII to you
that the only beat cafe in town Is the
Cafe Bristol
Environments complete — service ex-
CI 11. i.l
KulUr Uaaemeut 11. W. llfllmuu Uldit,,
fourth "- 1 &>->'ii>if streets.